"EVERYTHING IS MEANINGLESS, says the teacher, completely meaningless."
Have you ever wondered how Solomon, the "wisest man to ever live", could reach this conclusion? You would think that he would have something a little more edifying and uplifting to say about life! It was Solomon's opinion that hard work is useless and it will never lead to satisfaction. He believed that history just repeated itself and there was nothing new in the world or under the sun. He believed that what was wrong could not be made right and that to increase wisdom is to increase sorrow. Most importantly he believed that nothing could bring the dead back to life! If this was all true than surely EVERYTHING IS MEANINGLESS, COMPLETELY MEANINGLESS!
The One Truth Today is that we all need to realize and understand that Solomon lived before Jesus Christ came into the world. He was no longer the wisest man to ever live and the plan of redemption unveiled by the Lord changed everything. The "Good News" of the New Testament had not been revealed to Solomon and he did not know about the Mercy and Forgiveness of Jesus Christ and His promise of New and Eternal life. Solomon's perspective relied on the Old Testament thinking and his conclusions did not have the advantage of the New Covenant. The God he knew had become flesh and dwelt among us. If you are caught up in the Old Testament, you too will have despair and find EVERYTHING IS MEANINGLESS! Without Jesus Christ as Your Lord and Savior EVERYTHING IS COMPLETELY MEANINGLESS!
It is true that without Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior and without His gift of eternal life and Salvation, everything is meaningless, completely meaningless. There will be nothing new in your life and you will die and be separated from God for eternity. Everything that you have and have done will be meaningless. No wonder you feel great despair. The more earthly wisdom you obtain, the more miserable you become. What is wrong can not be made right.
The hard work is for nothing in the end. What is ahead for you is even worse. You need a Savior, you need Salvation. If you believe on the name of Jesus Christ and accept His Salvation you will find new and meaningful life and that, eternal. If not then EVERYTHING IS MEANINGLESS, COMPLETELY MEANINGLESS!
